All body components and parts, except for attachments, are joined into a single whole by contact spot welding, and heavily loaded parts are additionally welded by electric arc welding.
Figure 168. Body: 1 - upper crossbar; 2 - mudguard panel; 3 - front spar; 4 - front wing; 5 — spare wheel mounting bracket; 6 — washer reservoir bracket; 7 — ignition coil bracket; 8 — front suspension strut assembly; 9 - hood hinge; 10 - inner hood panel; 11 — hood; 12 - Front door inner panel; 13— steering column bracket; 14 - right outer side panel; 15 - windshield frame; 16 - Upper side panel trim; 17 — outer reinforcement of the front pillar; 18 — Inner front pillar reinforcement; 19 - roof panel; 20 - inner side panel; 21 - roof reinforcement; 22 - Reinforcer: 23 - Side and roof connector; 24 — outer sidewall extension; 25 - Front door outer panel; 26 — outer panel of the tailgate; 27 — inner panel of the tailgate; 28 - left outer side panel; 29 - rear side cap; 30 — bumper mounting bracket; 31 - rear cross member; 32 — rear panel; 33 — rear wheel arch; 34 — rear suspension spring support; 35 — spring cup; 36— arch reinforcement for shock absorber; 37 — rear spar; 38 — rear half; 39 - middle floor crossbar; 40 - rear floor panel; 41 — Front seat bracket; 42 - Front floor panel; 43 - Front floor cross member; 44 - threshold connector; 45 — front panel bracket; 46 — front panel reinforcement; 47 — front shield; 48 — Front fender mudguard: 49 — Front crossmember to mudguard connector; 50 — headlight housing; 51 - lower front cross member; 52 — radiator frame stand; 53— radiator frame spacer.
The front of the body consists of a shield 47 (figure 168) front, mudguards 48 front fenders, crossbars 1 and 51, struts 8 front suspension, struts 52 radiator frame, headlight covers 50, amplifier 46 front shield and other parts.
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The body floor includes three main parts: the front 42, the rear 40 floor panels and the rear floor 38. The front floor panel is of a trough-shaped section, in the middle it has a tunnel for exhaust pipes. The rear floor has rear side members. The front 43, middle 39 cross members are welded to the body floor.
Each sidewall consists of outer 14 and inner 20 panels, made of solid parts with central and rear pillars, with openings for side windows and doors. Linings 16, reinforcements 17, 18 and 22, extensions 24, rear wheel arches 33 and other small parts are welded to the sidewalls.
Roof panel 19 has reinforcement 21. Windscreen frame 15 is welded to the panel at the front. Front pillars have reinforcements 18 to increase frame rigidity.
At the rear, panel 32 of the rear with cross member 31 is welded to the sidewalls and the floor of the rear.
The following removable units are attached to the body: front fenders 4, front doors, tailgate, hood 11, bumpers, radiator grille and others.
The main body parts are stamped from low-carbon steel grade 08kp, the outer panels - 08yu. The thickness of the main parts is 0.8 mm; roof, rear, hood, front fender panels - 0.7 mm; amplifiers - 1-1.5 mm; floor crossbars - 0.1 mm; front and rear suspension spring supports - 2.0 mm. Various small body parts (connectors, brackets, extensions) stamped from steel with a thickness of 0.8-2.5 mm.